Jalen Milroe would have to change his number if the Browns drafted him.
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Editor's note: Tony Grossi is a Cleveland Browns analyst for TheLandOnDemand.com and 850 ESPN Cleveland. He has covered the Browns since 1984.
With free agency on hold, pro day workouts pre-occupied NFL front offices this week.
Well, most front offices. The Browns’ attention was diverted someplace else; their top football men took a pass on Cam Ward’s pro day in Coral Gables, FL on Monday.
SMH.
On Tuesday, the headline pro days were at Texas and Louisville. On Wednesday, Ohio State’s pro day takes center stage. The CFP national champion Buckeyes could break Georgia’s record of having 15 players selected in a draft in a given year. Will the Browns send Top Men?
The gauntlet of pro days rounds out with Notre Dame and Texas A&M on Thursday, followed by Penn State and Mississippi on Friday.
After that, team owners, GMs and coaches head to Palm Beach, FL, for NFL owners meetings, where trade talk could result in movement of the first round draft order.
Mock Draft 4.0
1. Tennessee: QB Cam Ward, Miami
Comment: A new GM who inherits No. 1 overall pick rarely bypasses draft’s top quarterback.
2. Cleveland: WR-CB Travis Hunter, Colorado
Comment: Touchdowns, first downs and defensive takeaways are urgent Browns’ needs. Hunter provides all three.
3. N.Y. Giants: QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
Comment: Giants call Browns’ bluff and seal the marriage Deion wanted all along.
4. New England: EDGE Abdul Carter, Penn State
Comment: Preferred Hunter, but won’t attempt to trade up.
5. Jacksonville: DT Mason Graham, Michigan
Comment: Joins formidable rush line with Travon Walker.
6. Las Vegas: RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
Comment: Pete Carroll going old school and beefing up run game.
7. N.Y. Jets: OT Will Campbell, LSU
Comment: Close call over draft’s top tight end.
8. Carolina: WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
Comment: Short QBs like tall receivers.
9. New Orleans: EDGE Jalen Walker, Georgia
Comment: Too talented to bypass for developmental QB.
10. Chicago: RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
Comment: New coach Ben Johnson needs a running back.
11. San Francisco: EDGE Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
12. Dallas: OT Armand Membou, Missouri
13. Miami: OT Kelvin Banks, Texas
14. Indianapolis: TE Tyler Warren, Penn State
15. Atlanta: Mykel Williams, Georgia
16. Arizona: DT Walter Nolen, Mississippi
17. Cincinnati: EDGE Mike Green, Marshall
Comment: Joe Burrow turns to bolster his defense.
18. Seattle: WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
19. Tampa Bay: LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
20. Denver: TE Colston Loveland, Michigan
21. Pittsburgh: DT Derrick Harmon, Oregon
Comment: Time for Steelers to find Cam Heyward’s successor.
22. L.A. Chargers: CB Will Johnson, Michigan
23. Green Bay: EDGE James Pearce, Tennessee
24. Minnesota: S Malaki Starks, Georgia
25. Houston: OT Josh Simmons, Ohio State
26. L.A. Rams: QB Jaxson Dart, Mississippi
27. Baltimore: S Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
Comment: Back end of Ravens’ defense a borderline disaster.
28. Detroit: EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
29. Washington: OL Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
30. Buffalo: DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan
31. Kansas City: OG Tyler Booker, Alabama
32. Philadelphia: OT Josh Conerly, Oregon
33. Cleveland: QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Comment: Browns have to over-draft him or lose him in second round.